Category: Readers’ Questions Answered

Here are two questions about two different geckos, both of whom happen to have names starting with “L”. As you will see, in one case the respondants are in agreement and in the other there is some difference of opinion.

Our April Readers’ Questions have been answered! Take a peak at the results.

Question 1: I have been doing a lot of research about substrates and am having a hard time finding the correct one. First I tried repti-carpet, but none of the colors went with my décor. I tried switching to newspaper and paper towel, but they both rip every time anyone walks through. Then I read the article in Gecko Time about bio-active substrate. I went to the woods with my dump truck, got the sand at Home Depot and made up a batch. I installed it in the whole house, but we’re tracking it all over the place. What else can I do?

No matter how many caresheets we read, when it comes to a specific situation with one of our animals, we don’t always know what to do. Sometimes adjustments are possible, sometimes it is too late . . .

This month readers have asked questions about issues that require immediate action. We have tried to forward the responses to those who asked the questions as soon as we received them, and we reproduce them here for the purpose of educating and informing.

As crested geckos become more popular, questions about their husbandry arise more often. Feeding and housing are basic concerns and both are addressed in this month’s Readers’ Questions. We have also including a question about breeding, as we approach the middle of the breeding season for many species.

This month’s Readers’ Questions focus on aspects of helping a recently acquired or young gecko settle in to its new environment. Although some of the details may be specific to the species in question, there are many general principles that will apply to any new reptile acquisition.

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